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who moved to the city of detroit from germany in 1851. and set up a farm on then the fringe of the built up city. >> arthur george a professor of urban studies at wayne state university here, has written extensively about detroit. the neighborhood where his family settled mirrors the cities history. >> this empty lot is where his father's home once stood. what goes through your mind now? >> i wish i didn't have to use my imagination, to see what life may have been like when he was a child in this neighborhood. neighborhoods like this, eerily shells. row can do online and find single family hopes for less than $20,000. even less than $500. >> tens of thousands of abandon homes are spread across 139 square miles. an area big enough to include san francisco, and the island of manhattan. a decent home at a good price, might be right next to a boarded up old billing or an empty lot. and that potential bargain may have plenty of expensive strings attached. >> detroit has a very highly developed illegal house stripping industry. we are talking a
who moved to the city of detroit from germany in 1851. and set up a farm on then the fringe of the built up city. >> arthur george a professor of urban studies at wayne state university here, has written extensively about detroit. the neighborhood where his family settled mirrors the cities history. >> this empty lot is where his father's home once stood. what goes through your mind now? >> i wish i didn't have to use my imagination, to see what life may have been like when he...
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look at pictures of detroit today. you see some of the devastation, some of the blighted communities, but yet, there are some people there moving back in and trying to do their best to actually hold their heads above water. what do they have to do to bring this city out of bankruptcy and into a place of promise again? >> well, i think that one of the first things is to have a city run by people that are credible. and -- that people believe if they come in there to try and do something, that -- whatever terms they get are going to be realized. and that when they start building something, it is not going to be torn out from underneath them and retraded like a tax break or things like that. where you find municipalities and states trying to track new business by using hose methods. so i think that's a first step. they have got to make sure that they remain credible and right now i think that's a really big issue. if they can do that, then i think that the next step is to bring in tax breaks and other incentives for new in
look at pictures of detroit today. you see some of the devastation, some of the blighted communities, but yet, there are some people there moving back in and trying to do their best to actually hold their heads above water. what do they have to do to bring this city out of bankruptcy and into a place of promise again? >> well, i think that one of the first things is to have a city run by people that are credible. and -- that people believe if they come in there to try and do something,...
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detroit faces at least $18 billion in liabilities. >> a federal judge granted california prison officials personaltion to force feed inmates, lodge mg had a seven tweak long hunger strike. about 100 prisoners have refused meals since july 8. they're pro thefting gang leaders violence against inmates. about 70 of the strikers in are in failing health. strikes on wall street pore mentioned today but there are better results from retailers. the nasdaq rose 24 points to chose at 3613. >> >> the best-selling crime novelist elmore leonard died at his home in michigan from complications of had a stroke. leonard published more than 40 novels during his year, many with con men and gangsters as the character. the novel glitz was the number one best-seller. a number of his books made it to the big screen including get shorty and justified. he was 87 years old. now back to judy. >> we turn tot launch of al-jazeera america, an all-news, around-the-clock tv network aiming 20 separate itself from the fact pack at a crucial and competative time independent industry. >> this is al-jazeera america. >> al-j
detroit faces at least $18 billion in liabilities. >> a federal judge granted california prison officials personaltion to force feed inmates, lodge mg had a seven tweak long hunger strike. about 100 prisoners have refused meals since july 8. they're pro thefting gang leaders violence against inmates. about 70 of the strikers in are in failing health. strikes on wall street pore mentioned today but there are better results from retailers. the nasdaq rose 24 points to chose at 3613....
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detroit does not have any problem that is 100% unique to detroit. however, it has a scale that is unprecedented, as well as -- it seems to have all of the problems, not just one or two. in the case of like a birmingham or the county that has declared a see their -- that has declared bankruptcy there, it is because of a specific bad investment, a municipal job that went awry and they lost billions of dollars. detroit is really tied to attention problems, and that is unique -- detroit is really tied to its pension problems, and that is unique, and especially scary to americans. as heidi and i discussed many times, this is either a cautionary tale or a blueprint for other cities. we have to wait and watch. there is all of these unknowns happening right now. detroit is certainly not completely unique in its issues. guest: just to follow-up on that, in terms of scale, the second-largest accuracy, jefferson county -- second- largest bankruptcy, jefferson county, alabama, that was long- term by police, $4.5 billion. are $20s liabilities billion-plus. it co
detroit does not have any problem that is 100% unique to detroit. however, it has a scale that is unprecedented, as well as -- it seems to have all of the problems, not just one or two. in the case of like a birmingham or the county that has declared a see their -- that has declared bankruptcy there, it is because of a specific bad investment, a municipal job that went awry and they lost billions of dollars. detroit is really tied to attention problems, and that is unique -- detroit is really...
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when you see pictures of depression and detroit, when you see abandoned housing in detroit , when you see boarded up housing, when you see 50,000 cheryl barnes when you see a once great country, once great nation, once great city lying in the case he think about your politicians who chose to send that money to egypt and not keeping your home. as detroit to case, as the money is stolen has wandered around the world, but as detroit decays, as chicago is overrun with violence, as americans girl to put food on the table, mubarak and his family dined on caviar and champagne. as mubarak fleets to europe for weekends on his jet and live the life of a king, his people rotted in jail indefinitely without charge, without trial. they have been living under martial law for 30 years. you wonder why they aren't happy with us? we have been financing the guy that has been giving them martial law and indefinite detention without trial for 30 years. to add insult to injury when they protest against their government they are doused with tear-gas made in our country. foreign-aid does not go to a foreign
when you see pictures of depression and detroit, when you see abandoned housing in detroit , when you see boarded up housing, when you see 50,000 cheryl barnes when you see a once great country, once great nation, once great city lying in the case he think about your politicians who chose to send that money to egypt and not keeping your home. as detroit to case, as the money is stolen has wandered around the world, but as detroit decays, as chicago is overrun with violence, as americans girl to...
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we have to have a new economy in the city of detroit. we also have to do something with our education system, although the mayor does not run the school system, the mayor needs to be the strongest advocate of education this city has ever seen. we're failing miserably at educating our children. my grandfather was a share cropper with a third grade education. he stressed to all of us how important education was and how it can lift you up out of the circumstance you're in. that's why we have to educate the children of detroit. we had some issues with blight we had to clean up. those will be the things at the top of me agenda. >> does sound like the thing you're going to be able to control quickly on the law enforcement front. you're a sheriff, county wide official. does that mean, are you going to look for money to hire more cops on the streets? what does it mean? i'm curious, do you favor programs like stop and frisk? i know the mayor of philadelphia is somebody who would like that tactic, though not to do it via profiling. >> you know, st
we have to have a new economy in the city of detroit. we also have to do something with our education system, although the mayor does not run the school system, the mayor needs to be the strongest advocate of education this city has ever seen. we're failing miserably at educating our children. my grandfather was a share cropper with a third grade education. he stressed to all of us how important education was and how it can lift you up out of the circumstance you're in. that's why we have to...
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the affiliate in yemen was trying to bomb western jetliners over detroit. several years ago. so this has been going on for some time. al qaeda and north africa tried to take over earlier this year and would have succeed seeded had it not been for french intervention. >> you could have made the same argument 15 years ago -- is afghanistan a threat to us? distant highly -- remote little country in the middle of asia. but it is a threat to the extent it provides a secure base from which al qaeda can plan and plot. that's the issue. now the biggest threat increasingly i would say is not yemen but syria where we have thousands of fighters affiliated and other al qaeda linked al qaeda groups. and that are gaining strength. they are gaining expertise and gaining fighting experience. >> they are create sanctuaries inside of syria which will be presumably very hard for us to penetrate. >> right. not only that but they are importing jihadis from europe that will go home at one point back to hamburg or -- madrid. then they are going to create perpetrate you jihadi -- >> we were told tha
the affiliate in yemen was trying to bomb western jetliners over detroit. several years ago. so this has been going on for some time. al qaeda and north africa tried to take over earlier this year and would have succeed seeded had it not been for french intervention. >> you could have made the same argument 15 years ago -- is afghanistan a threat to us? distant highly -- remote little country in the middle of asia. but it is a threat to the extent it provides a secure base from which al...
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affiliate in yemen was trying to bomb western jet liners oh over detroit several years ago. so this has been going on for some time. al-qaeda in north africa tried to take over mali and would have succeeded had it not been for french intervention. >> paul: is mali really a threat to us? >> you could have made the same argument as afghanistan, a remote middle country in the middle of asia but it's a threat that it provides a secure base that al-qaeda can plan and plot. that is the issue. now, the biggest threat increasingly is syria where we have literally thousands of fighters affiliated with a front and other al-qaeda ideologically linked groups that are gaining strength. they are gaining expertise. they are gaining and creating sanctuaries. >> paul: and presumably hard to penetrate? >> they are importing jihadis from europe and going to perpetrate things. >> paul: we were told the syria isn't our fight, it's irrelevant to our security. it's over there, it's the middle east. we need to withdraw from the middle east and pivoted to asia because we have been stirring the horne
affiliate in yemen was trying to bomb western jet liners oh over detroit several years ago. so this has been going on for some time. al-qaeda in north africa tried to take over mali and would have succeeded had it not been for french intervention. >> paul: is mali really a threat to us? >> you could have made the same argument as afghanistan, a remote middle country in the middle of asia but it's a threat that it provides a secure base that al-qaeda can plan and plot. that is the...
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detroit may be starting that by hiring christie's to appraise the item at the detroit institute of art. cn cnbc's own robert frank joins us now with all of the art details. >> detroit's emergency manager hired christie's to assess the collection of the dia. the art is valued by many at over $1 billion. while there is no specific plan to sell the assets, the move was taken at the request of creditors. he said the city must know the current value of all of its assets, including the city owned check at the dia. orr's statement goes on to say there has never been nor is there now any plan to sell the art. this valuation as well as the valuation of other city assets is an integral part of the restructuring process. he said they will also advise the city on non-sale alternatives. not sure what that means. they will value works like this one, a van gogh portrait that could be worth over $100 million alone, it includes works of picasso, miguel. they say they will continue to folks on being as positive force for the city. this has been a huge controversy with some of the public pensions saying
detroit may be starting that by hiring christie's to appraise the item at the detroit institute of art. cn cnbc's own robert frank joins us now with all of the art details. >> detroit's emergency manager hired christie's to assess the collection of the dia. the art is valued by many at over $1 billion. while there is no specific plan to sell the assets, the move was taken at the request of creditors. he said the city must know the current value of all of its assets, including the city...
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detroit is on a 12-game hot streak. they swept the cleveland indians in just four games. next up for the tigers, a-rod and the yankees in new york tonight. >>> on to golf now, the 95th pga championship off to a great start for jim furyk. check out this long birdie putt on the 16th hole. will it get in there? yes, it will. he nails it. furyk shares the lead with adam scott. >>> miami heat star lebron james tweeted this selfie before going to court in ohio to serve jury duty. he wrote, time to serve my civic duty. good guy there. >>> they say timing is everything. look at that. celebrity surfer ramon navaro captured this video of a southern white whale and her calf swimming side by side. definitely don't see that every day. >>> and in nebraska, competitors got down and dirty at the fifth annual combine derby. it's a tradition at the county fair. drivers take out their old harvesters trying to be the last one standing. it looks like a muddy mess but a blast indeed. >>> just ahead, kate upton on why men need to get their blank together. >>> all eyes over the next couple of da
detroit is on a 12-game hot streak. they swept the cleveland indians in just four games. next up for the tigers, a-rod and the yankees in new york tonight. >>> on to golf now, the 95th pga championship off to a great start for jim furyk. check out this long birdie putt on the 16th hole. will it get in there? yes, it will. he nails it. furyk shares the lead with adam scott. >>> miami heat star lebron james tweeted this selfie before going to court in ohio to serve jury duty. he...
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. >>> detroit could soon have company in bankruptcy court and if other municipalities or states wind up there, it could become the cause of a common affliction. chief national correspondent jim angle tonight on the unfunded pension peril. >> reporter: many state and city workers around the country are worried what happened in detroit may happen to them. abru bankrupt city that starts cut pension benefits. >> there's a tendency to overpromise, underfund them, and when a problem comes up, the actuary says put in so much, they're very ready to just defer that cost onto the next generation. >> reporter: some pensions have been improving, but a study found eight states have less than 60% of funds. illinois the worst at 45%. $138 billion short. >> every year lost is a much bigger challenge as one rolls forward. so they have to make either significant tax changes or they need to make significant benefit changes. >> reporter: politicians have nothing but unpopular choices, cut benefits, raise taxes, cut other programs to get the money. in chicago, that dilemma falls to democratic operative m
. >>> detroit could soon have company in bankruptcy court and if other municipalities or states wind up there, it could become the cause of a common affliction. chief national correspondent jim angle tonight on the unfunded pension peril. >> reporter: many state and city workers around the country are worried what happened in detroit may happen to them. abru bankrupt city that starts cut pension benefits. >> there's a tendency to overpromise, underfund them, and when a...
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we should compare chicago of today to detroit of today, we should prepare chicago today to detroit of 20, 30 years ago and this is the fulcrum point for this mayor. is he going to take on the public employee unions, nine out of ten city workers are unionized? his political power comes from the unionized work force. the trick the mayor is, how does he take down his political face and cut expenditures and 78% of the budget spending. >> right, i want your judgment because he's got to get, i mean, serious concessions from those unions. he just got to do it otherwise, they're -- i mean, they really are in deep trouble. so, my question. >> right. stuart: can he do it? could he get the concessions from his own base and get them to give back a ton of money? can he do it? >> i think he can get some of it. he's going to try to convince the union leaders and rank and file that they have to take a hair cut and never get enough money from the state of illinois, from the country and the federal government is also broke and there's just no money and no appetite for a bailout of chicago let alone det
we should compare chicago of today to detroit of today, we should prepare chicago today to detroit of 20, 30 years ago and this is the fulcrum point for this mayor. is he going to take on the public employee unions, nine out of ten city workers are unionized? his political power comes from the unionized work force. the trick the mayor is, how does he take down his political face and cut expenditures and 78% of the budget spending. >> right, i want your judgment because he's got to get, i...
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she and her husband had lived in their home in detroit for 22 years. she became ensnared in a predatory loan when a sleazy mortgage company lied to her and convinced her to take out a secondary loan. and she fought her foreclosure until final lynn when theory convictioher eviction was pendid not leave her home because it would destroy the life she had built, and it would further the collapse of the city she had grown up in at that point. she reached out to anti-foreclosure groups, occupy detroit, and they had a huge eviction blockade on her front lawn. hundreds of people rallied to stop the city from parking the dumpster that was there to haul all of her things out of her house. meanwhile she went downtown and tried to meet with a representative of her bank, bank of new york mellon when they said we won't meet with you today. she said i'm not leaving. she laid down in front of the office door, effectively using this incredibly strong, non-violence tradition of the civil rights movement said i will not be moved. and we're see eviction blockades happen a
she and her husband had lived in their home in detroit for 22 years. she became ensnared in a predatory loan when a sleazy mortgage company lied to her and convinced her to take out a secondary loan. and she fought her foreclosure until final lynn when theory convictioher eviction was pendid not leave her home because it would destroy the life she had built, and it would further the collapse of the city she had grown up in at that point. she reached out to anti-foreclosure groups, occupy...
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detroit is dead and al qaeda is obviously alive. it's a distinction he wants to make and pretend he's always been making it, but it does shed light on why they so insistent on denying that the benghazi attack was a terror attack by an affiliate of al qaeda, because, remember, the run-up to the election, al qaeda was supposedly dead, and it would have meant admitting that there were al qaeda affiliates even in north africa. this isn't even in yemen that everybody knew about, but even in north africa. capable enough of attacking an embassy, sacking it and killing an ambassador. so a distinction they only used after an election as a way to cover-up the cover-up that happened before the election. >> julie, ed henry asked about benghazi and the president september 12th of last year saying that those responsible will be brought to justice. take a listen to his answer. >> i also said that we'd get bin laden and i didn't get him in 11 months. so we have informed i think the public that there's a sealed indictment. it's sealed for a reason.
detroit is dead and al qaeda is obviously alive. it's a distinction he wants to make and pretend he's always been making it, but it does shed light on why they so insistent on denying that the benghazi attack was a terror attack by an affiliate of al qaeda, because, remember, the run-up to the election, al qaeda was supposedly dead, and it would have meant admitting that there were al qaeda affiliates even in north africa. this isn't even in yemen that everybody knew about, but even in north...
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improvised on that day, he has talked about -- he had given that i have a dream earlier in a speech in detroit. it was in the back of his mind. he had not put it in his prepared marks. he was giving more of a policy speech. there had been a lot of talk in the run up to the march about this question, what is it that king should do at this march? should he be more -- should he be talking more policy or should he be preaching? they went in the policy direction until the day and he's standing in front of a quarter of a million people and the perception as we learn from people that were there was that he was losing the crowd a little bit. it was the dream sequence that brought the crowd back and broud brought the crowd on its feet. that's what we remember. it's an amazing thing to think that this huge historic moment for us as americans but also as malala said, for everyone around the world, was an improvisation. >> so fascinating and such a wide range of voices that contributed to this. i'm not sure how you went about choosing. you have jackie robinson's wife and marco rubio and malala. >> we want
improvised on that day, he has talked about -- he had given that i have a dream earlier in a speech in detroit. it was in the back of his mind. he had not put it in his prepared marks. he was giving more of a policy speech. there had been a lot of talk in the run up to the march about this question, what is it that king should do at this march? should he be more -- should he be talking more policy or should he be preaching? they went in the policy direction until the day and he's standing in...
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. >>> detroit could soon have company in bankruptcy court and if other municipalities or states wind up there, it could become the cause of a common affliction. chief national correspondent jim angle tonight on the unfunded pension peril. >> reporter: many state and city workers around the country are worried what happened in detroit may happen to them. abru bankrupt city that starts cut pension benefits. >> there's a tendency to overpromise, underfund them, and when a problem comes up, the actuary says put in so much, they're very ready to just defer that cost onto the next generation. >> reporter: some pensions have been improving, but a study found eight states have less than 60% of funds. illinois the worst at 45%. $138 billion short. >> every year lost is a much bigger challenge as one rolls forward. so they have to make either significant tax changes or they need to make significant benefit changes. >> reporter: politicians have nothing but unpopular choices, cut benefits, raise taxes, cut other programs to get the money. in chicago, that dilemma falls to democratic operative m
. >>> detroit could soon have company in bankruptcy court and if other municipalities or states wind up there, it could become the cause of a common affliction. chief national correspondent jim angle tonight on the unfunded pension peril. >> reporter: many state and city workers around the country are worried what happened in detroit may happen to them. abru bankrupt city that starts cut pension benefits. >> there's a tendency to overpromise, underfund them, and when a...
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. >> take him to detroit. >> no! not detroit! >> i love you, detroit. >> massive unions, massive pensions. >> yes, lavish pensions. on average $19,000 a year which detroit now says they will pay 10 cents on the dollar. >> when union membership goes down, so do middle class wages. >> then the unions came in. then the democratic machine came in. then the drugs came in. >> every politician who puts their hand on the bible and takes the oath of office has a duty to this city and to manufacturing in this country. >> it yields a cat like kid rock. it must have good stuff in it. but the dems ran it into the ground. >> they don't have a fiscal problem, steve. they have a cultural collapse. >> see all those people in those pictures? have you ever seen so many americans be a failure at so many things? here we go again. i will not let this story go. there is more evidence detroit is truly, truly a conservative utopia. yes, i'm not going to get off this story. and it is something this country needs to pay attention to. conservatives keep bla
. >> take him to detroit. >> no! not detroit! >> i love you, detroit. >> massive unions, massive pensions. >> yes, lavish pensions. on average $19,000 a year which detroit now says they will pay 10 cents on the dollar. >> when union membership goes down, so do middle class wages. >> then the unions came in. then the democratic machine came in. then the drugs came in. >> every politician who puts their hand on the bible and takes the oath of office...
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investing in a myriad of businesses and new vehicle technologies robert for cano who oversees detroit as wayne county executive has been to china seven times since two thousand and five he says the recent activity is sending a very powerful message they still see this is a strong economy i mean people i know get uptight about them buying or treasury bonds and things like that step back and say what does that mean that means they believe in your economy and that belief in the economy is echoed by detroiters we're starting to see their community change. one of those neighborhoods it's cast or door an area that seen unprecedented development with refurbished streets new restaurants and retail shops clear nelson both works and lives in the neighborhood what i'm seeing is. a lot of investment and creativity and innovation happening around retail cooler so this tax finally for the first time in a long time is why i want people experimenting with new ideas new ideas being brought to the city by new people with a younger generation not only working in detroit but living here to revitalizing t
investing in a myriad of businesses and new vehicle technologies robert for cano who oversees detroit as wayne county executive has been to china seven times since two thousand and five he says the recent activity is sending a very powerful message they still see this is a strong economy i mean people i know get uptight about them buying or treasury bonds and things like that step back and say what does that mean that means they believe in your economy and that belief in the economy is echoed...
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you want to see detroit's problem, look at this graph. in 1950, there were almost 2 million people in detroit, 2 million. now that number is down to around the 700,000, which means, when your city is shrinking like that, you end up with an eroding tax base. incapable, completely unable to pay off the pension costs that were incurred. and also not just pensions, but city services, infrastructure, all of it. in comparison, over that same period of time, new york has seen its population grow by more than half a million people, it's not been detroit. and another thing, detroit's economy has been nothing short of catastrophic. according to the city's own bankruptcy court declaration, the city lost approximately 80% of its manufacturing base. new york's economy by contrast has been booming. booming under bloomberg for better or worse. the key industry finance remains atop the world. one factor is that the fact that the city remains utterly and unbelievably racially segregated. this is a map of detroit, with dots corresponding for neighborhoods.
you want to see detroit's problem, look at this graph. in 1950, there were almost 2 million people in detroit, 2 million. now that number is down to around the 700,000, which means, when your city is shrinking like that, you end up with an eroding tax base. incapable, completely unable to pay off the pension costs that were incurred. and also not just pensions, but city services, infrastructure, all of it. in comparison, over that same period of time, new york has seen its population grow by...
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it's happening in detroit. and the fate of those people, their story, is coming up. >>> but first i want to share the three awesomest things on the internet today. we begin with a microblog's twist on one of the summer's most shared photo trends. behold the hot dog legs tumbler. a site that asks the viewing public to determine whether you're looking at a selfie taken on the beach or two frankfurters like a pair of legs. some are calling it the tumbler of the summer. either way, the man is trying to co-opt the trend, fat cat hot dog conglomerates are guessing the game. as for this broadcaster, when it comes to legs and hot dogs, i always prefer hot dogs that have legs. second awesomest thing on the internet today, a video going viral on youtube which features the gospel choir of an unidentified church giving the congregation very healthy advice in this age of social media. ♪ ♪ yes, keep your business off of facebook. it's advice we could all stand to listen to. some of us more than others. and the third awes
it's happening in detroit. and the fate of those people, their story, is coming up. >>> but first i want to share the three awesomest things on the internet today. we begin with a microblog's twist on one of the summer's most shared photo trends. behold the hot dog legs tumbler. a site that asks the viewing public to determine whether you're looking at a selfie taken on the beach or two frankfurters like a pair of legs. some are calling it the tumbler of the summer. either way, the man...
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detroit is debated. we will have that next. neil: maybe detroit resident should all start speaking another language. because colombia is getting all kinds of federal aid. but maybe colombia seems to pay off their investment. at this point the motor city neville well. we have two guests with us and rich and lives nde. >> what is really horrible is how it had a higher murder rate than colombia. detroit is spending less money than colombia. colombia is a national security issue. even with the money that they are getting from the government, it still goes into the tank. i understand the comparison for colombia, that we spend a lot of money in foreign aid. neil: i could go back further. but be that as it may, i get more bang for the buck, it would seem. >> i hate that money that was spent. although i don't think everyone should get the money. so we know what detroit's problem is. it is the unions. all back to the unions. having people work for the unions. neil: having said that, i know the feeling of giving detroit money. a number o
detroit is debated. we will have that next. neil: maybe detroit resident should all start speaking another language. because colombia is getting all kinds of federal aid. but maybe colombia seems to pay off their investment. at this point the motor city neville well. we have two guests with us and rich and lives nde. >> what is really horrible is how it had a higher murder rate than colombia. detroit is spending less money than colombia. colombia is a national security issue. even with...
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[laughter] neil: when we come back, colombia gets the dell a detroit does not. detroit does not. detroit is [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey, can i borrow your boat this weekend? no. [ male announcer ] share more. save more. at&t mobile share for business. ♪ at&t mobile share for business. a quarter million tweeters musicare tweeting.eamed. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why the internet needs a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less energy. and costs 77% less. it's called hp mnshot. and it's giving the internet the room it needs to grow. this ...is going to be big. it's time to build a better enterprise.
[laughter] neil: when we come back, colombia gets the dell a detroit does not. detroit does not. detroit is [ male announcer ] these days, a small business can save by sharing. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan,...
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he thinks detroit can save itself one neighborhood at a time. what he's doing could be an inspiration for struggling cities everywhere. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. can you say stocktopussy? [[voiceover]] every sunday night, al jazeera america city to file for bankruptcy protection. the people living there have had to deal with problems like burned out streetlights that aren't replaced. garbage that's picked up intermittently, vacant homes, all kind of problems. where many see a dying city, this detroit entrepreneur sees opportunity. this motown maverick believes detroiter s save the city one neighborhood at a time. our patricia sabga explains. >> yo you could call him a hand on entrepreneur. >> i work with concrete, metal, wood. i stay away from electricity. way. >> he buys old buildings in detroit in disrepair, fixes them up and starts businesses. right now he's working on his latest venture, pony ride, a collective of almost 4
he thinks detroit can save itself one neighborhood at a time. what he's doing could be an inspiration for struggling cities everywhere. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. can you say stocktopussy? [[voiceover]] every sunday night, al jazeera america city to file for bankruptcy protection. the people living there have had to deal with problems like burned out streetlights that aren't...
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i mean, detroit is an american city. and who is more american than detroiters? and so we believe that the city of detroit is on the road to recovery, but that recovery is going to require federal intervention. >> pastor david bullock, of the change agency consortium. i know that federal government intervention makes a big difference when you are trying to recover. >> that is right, thank you so much. we have been hit by an economic hurricane, and so we need relief right now. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next. when does a person turn into a hero? we go all fan-go as she celebrates a milestone, don't miss it. ♪ (woman) this place has got really good chocolate shakes. (growls) (man) that's a good look for you. (woman) that was fun. (man) yeah. (man) let me help you out with the.. (woman)...oh no, i got it. (man) you sure? (woman) just pop the trunk. (man vo) i may not know where the road will lead, but... i'm sure my subaru will get me there. (announcer) love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. ♪ [ male announcer ] it started long ago. the joy of g
i mean, detroit is an american city. and who is more american than detroiters? and so we believe that the city of detroit is on the road to recovery, but that recovery is going to require federal intervention. >> pastor david bullock, of the change agency consortium. i know that federal government intervention makes a big difference when you are trying to recover. >> that is right, thank you so much. we have been hit by an economic hurricane, and so we need relief right now....
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but piornack is feeling detroit's financial woes in other ways, too. he's is just one of nearly 30,000 current and retired city workers who expect to see cuts to their pensions and health care benefits as the city tries to dig itself out of financial ruin. detroit can't pay its bills, and it is looking to cut debts that city officials say reaches $18 billion. >> i feel very let down, my father was a police officer in the city, i've been a fireman in the city, my son is a fireman in the city. i feel like i've really been let down. >> reporter: just weeks ago, detroit became the largest municipality ever to file for bankruptcy. there are many unknowns as the city attempts a restructuring plan. stephen henderson, editorial editor at "the detroit free press grew up here and is intimately aware of the city's fighting spirit but says bankruptcy may be the city's toughest challenge yet. >> there's not much difference between most places in detroit and post-katrina new orleans. its not as shocking because it happened over a long period of time, but it's just a
but piornack is feeling detroit's financial woes in other ways, too. he's is just one of nearly 30,000 current and retired city workers who expect to see cuts to their pensions and health care benefits as the city tries to dig itself out of financial ruin. detroit can't pay its bills, and it is looking to cut debts that city officials say reaches $18 billion. >> i feel very let down, my father was a police officer in the city, i've been a fireman in the city, my son is a fireman in the...
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>> 50 years of government controlled by democrats in detroit. this is the perfect wreckage of liberalism. this is the intersection of terrible policy and corrupt politics. what does that show? plain conservatives. >> if all else fails, blame bush. brother bozell, good to see you. >>> coming up next, you voted. we listen. up next, we play what you have chosen as tonight's video of the day. that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] clearly this isn't one of those speed-eating contests. that's a hebrew national hot dog. a kosher hot dog. that means we're extra choosy about the cuts of beef that meet our higher kosher standards. and only a good, old-fashioned slow-motn bite is gonna capture all that kosher delight. and when your hot dog's kosher, that's a hot dog you can trust. hebrew national. you will lose 3 sets of keys 4 cell phones 7 socks and 6 weeks of sleep but one thing you don't want to lose is any more teeth. if you wear a partial, you are almost twice as likely to lose your supporting teeth. new poligrip and polident for partials 'seal and pro
>> 50 years of government controlled by democrats in detroit. this is the perfect wreckage of liberalism. this is the intersection of terrible policy and corrupt politics. what does that show? plain conservatives. >> if all else fails, blame bush. brother bozell, good to see you. >>> coming up next, you voted. we listen. up next, we play what you have chosen as tonight's video of the day. that's next. ♪ [ male announcer ] clearly this isn't one of those speed-eating...
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i mean, detroit is an american city. and who is more american than detroiters? and so we believe that the city of detroit is on the road to recovery, but that recovery is going to require federal intervention. >> pastor david bullock, of the change agency consortium. i know that federal government intervention makes a big difference when you are trying to recover. >> that is right, thank you so much. we have been hit by an economic hurricane, and so we need relief right now. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next. when does a person turn into a hero? we go all fan girl as she celebrates a milestone, don't miss it. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. time to have new experiences with a familiar keyboard. to update our status without opening an app. to have all our messages in one place. to browse... and share... faster than ever. ♪ it's time to do everything
i mean, detroit is an american city. and who is more american than detroiters? and so we believe that the city of detroit is on the road to recovery, but that recovery is going to require federal intervention. >> pastor david bullock, of the change agency consortium. i know that federal government intervention makes a big difference when you are trying to recover. >> that is right, thank you so much. we have been hit by an economic hurricane, and so we need relief right now....
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detroit led 7-2 and the game was called in 27th innincalled in 7o rain. now to tennis and after seven-plus tours on tour. he heard criticism for his inability to win the big one. something put to rest by winning the gold medal at the london olympics and the london title a u few weeks a go and become the first brit to win that championship in 77 years. and that the years *urs open the defending champ is seated third. both players born on the same day. he's a huge hit an forced him to run all over the court to return those powerful ground strokes. that's an area which murray kpeld and that's what he did in this match winning the last five games in a row and a 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6 -1 victory. >> it's very difficult for wimbledon for example an it's something that u you need to enjoy. there's always noise during the points. you hear words at wome at womene quiet. >> the placing 87 ranked of germany and the number one player in the world placed two set points early in the second round match but saved both of them and then needed less than an hour to close out a vi
detroit led 7-2 and the game was called in 27th innincalled in 7o rain. now to tennis and after seven-plus tours on tour. he heard criticism for his inability to win the big one. something put to rest by winning the gold medal at the london olympics and the london title a u few weeks a go and become the first brit to win that championship in 77 years. and that the years *urs open the defending champ is seated third. both players born on the same day. he's a huge hit an forced him to run all...
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attacks in yemen, in saudi arabia, they tried to blow up a transatlantic jet that was descending into detroit. so, you know, it's very difficult to figure out exactly where to defend. and so therefore, you have this very to some degree vague warning out there saying that people should be vigilant and at the same time, you know, don't change your behavior significantly. >> you were talking about the sort of yemen connection. you know, i think it's a bit confuing when you hear the attacks are attributed to al qaeda. you have al zawahiri. what can you tell us about the relationship between these two men? >> well, i think it's interesting this communication took place between them. we hear a lot about how al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is the sort of -- the affiliate that -- the only affiliate that can do anything anymore and al qaeda in pakistan are to some degree marginalized and he's spending so much time in hiding he can't help run a global organization. this shows the two are in communication and zawahiri has some influence over them. wuhishi was an aide to bin laden and in many ways asce
attacks in yemen, in saudi arabia, they tried to blow up a transatlantic jet that was descending into detroit. so, you know, it's very difficult to figure out exactly where to defend. and so therefore, you have this very to some degree vague warning out there saying that people should be vigilant and at the same time, you know, don't change your behavior significantly. >> you were talking about the sort of yemen connection. you know, i think it's a bit confuing when you hear the attacks...
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>>> and dogs running wild in detroit. the new problem facing america's largest bankrupt city. >>> and honey booboo's big day. she loves a lot of the same things you do. it's what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than 4 hours. if you have any sudden decrease or los
>>> and dogs running wild in detroit. the new problem facing america's largest bankrupt city. >>> and honey booboo's big day. she loves a lot of the same things you do. it's what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and...